Singapore at the Olympics

Singapore, whose NOK, which was Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, established in 1947 and recognized by the IOC in 1948, since 1948, participates in the Olympic Summer Games. 1964 Singapore was part of the State of Malaysia, athletes from Singapore started in Tokyo for Malaysia. After independence from Malaysia in 1968 Singapore joined again with its own team. In 1980 he is the call for a boycott of the Games from Moscow. At Winter Games athletes from Singapore took part yet.

A total of 156 athletes entered, including 42 women, at. Athletes from Singapore have so far won four medals. The first medal was won on September 8, 1960, the weightlifter Tan Howe Liang, who won the silver medal in the lightweight. The first female medalist won on 17 August 2008 at table tennis silver in the team standings of the ladies. With three medals, one silver and two bronze medals table tennis player Feng Tianwei is the most successful participant of Singapore.

The youngest member of a team from Singapore was in 1992 the swimmer Joscelin Yeo, who went to the start at the age of 13 years. The sailor Ned Holiday in 1960 at the age of 59 years, the oldest starter.

Overview of participants

Summer Games

Winter Games

So far (as of 2012) no participation in the Olympic Winter Games.

List of medalists

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